Te Kupu o te Wiki – 2018/19
In celebration of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week), we are again bringing you Te Kupu o te Wiki … not just for a week: for a whole year! The theme for this year is Kia kaha te reo Māori.
Let’s make the Māori language strong!
Here are some things to do:
Register for Kupu o te Rā and you will also receive Te Kupu o te Wiki every Monday.- Tell your friends and your workplace they can sign up here too!
- Want to plan ahead or practise to impress your friends? See below for the first set of kupu together with the sound files (MP3s).
| Kupu | Download |
| ako(na) | learn, teach | MP3 | PDF |
| whakarongo | listen | MP3 | PDF |
| waiata(tia) | to sing, song | MP3 | PDF |
| pānui(tia) | to read, a notice | MP3 | PDF |
| tuhi(a) | draw, write | MP3 | PDF |
| mōhio(tia) | know | MP3 | PDF |
| kōrero(tia) | talk/speak | MP3 | PDF |
| ki tōku nei mōhio | to my knowledge | MP3 | PDF |
| pātai(tia) | question, to ask a question | MP3 | PDF |
| whakamārama(tia) | to explain | MP3 | PDF |
| whai (whāia) | to follow, to chase, to pursue | MP3 | PDF |
| mahi(a) | to do, work, make | MP3 | PDF |
| maumahara(tia) | remember | MP3 | PDF |
| titiro (tirohia) | look | MP3 | PDF |
| manaaki(tia) | look after, care for, show respect or kindness to | MP3 | PDF |
| hui | to gather, assemble, a meeting | MP3 | PDF |
| tikanga | custom | MP3 | PDF |
| kawa | protocol | MP3 | PDF |
| mārama | to understand | MP3 | PDF |
| whiwhi | to receive, to be awarded | MP3 | PDF |
| rongo (rangona) | hear, smell, taste, feel | MP3 | PDF |
| kite(a) | to see, find | MP3 | PDF |
| wāhanga | part, portion, section/ chapter, episode | MP3 | PDF |
| iwi | tribe | MP3 | PDF |
| tuakana | elder sibling (of the same sex) | MP3 | PDF |
| teina | younger sibling (of the same sex) | MP3 | PDF |
| wānanga | place of higher learning | MP3 | PDF |
| kura | school | MP3 | PDF |
| tika | to be right, correct, straight, in order | MP3 | PDF |
| mātauranga | knowledge, understanding, education | MP3 | PDF |
| Whāia te iti kahurangi! | Strive for something of great value! | MP3 | PDF |
| Mō taku hē! | I'm sorry! My bad! | MP3 | PDF |
| pōwhiri(tia) / pōhiri(tia) | to welcome, a welcoming ceremony | MP3 | PDF |
| inu(mia) | to drink | MP3 | PDF |
| ngeru | cat | MP3 | PDF |
| whiri(a) | braid | MP3 | PDF |
| Kua pau te hau! | I’m exhausted! | MP3 | PDF |
| Tūwhitia te hopo, mairangatia te angitū! | Feel the fear and do it anyway! | MP3 | PDF |
| Namunamuā! | Yummy! | MP3 | PDF |
| He kanohi kitea, ka hoki ngā mahara. | A familiar face stirs the memory. | MP3 | PDF |
| Kāore he painga i a koe mō te whakakatakata! | No one beats you at being funny! | MP3 | PDF |
| Kei tua o Tāwauwau ia. | He/she is off with the fairies. | MP3 | PDF |
| mauri tau | relax / chill / calm / without panic | MP3 | PDF |
| Kua pau te wā. Kei a au te wā. | Time is up. My turn. | MP3 | PDF |
| e hia kē mai nei | what a lot of | MP3 | PDF |
| ahakoa he aha | no matter what, anyhow | MP3 | PDF |
| E hika mā! | Crikey! | MP3 | PDF |
| puku te rae | angry, enraged | MP3 | PDF |
| e mea ana koe | are you suggesting | MP3 | PDF |
| hoea tō waka | go for it! please yourself! | MP3 | PDF |
Also see resources available at tewikiotereomaori.co.nz.